mini banana puddings

January 22, 2014

I’m finding all sorts of uses for my empty MessMakerBaker jam jars. Last week it was Valentines day crafts, and this week it is these sweet little servings of pudding! Banana pudding is about as American as apple pie, and it’s certainly easier. All alone, those nilla wafers are (in my opinion) gag-worthy, but add some heavenly fluff and they are a perfect match. We came across this recipe last week on Ring Finger Tan Line, a blog we have both come to love due to her witty humor and brutal honesty. Her version included caramel sauce, and I was hoping mine would too- but three failed caramel recipes later, I threw my white flag. They would have to be fabulous, sans caramel. (Don’t worry, they were. Although, the caramel sauce would have really put these over the edge!)It was one of those strange nights where you mess up everything you make (and for me, question if I should really be telling other people how to bake, with steam coming out of my ears in frustration.) I have made caramel several times in the past, but on this particular night it was just not in the cards for me. I’m just glad that the pudding made it out alive.